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So, hopefully for the Sudden Death, we fish a lake with a bunch of largemouth. I’m not saying that I hate smallmouth, but I definitely prefer to target largemouth. “I just focus on my fishing,” Omori said. Looking ahead to the Sudden Death Round, Omori said that he will be ready to go, no matter what fishery tournament officials select as competition waters. “The lake and the conditions fit my fishing style really good, so I was really happy that they chose this lake.”

“The lake we were on today, Lake Pokegama, was amazing,” Omori said. Omori said that his key bait throughout the day was a Z-Man Evergreen ChatterBait Jack Hammer, with a Z-Man RaZor ShadZ trailer (green-pumpkin), estimating that 90% of his fish came on that. “So, I stayed in that one general area – in the back end of a creek – for all three periods.”

But, after that first period, I realized I had a good chance to make it in to the top three,” Omori continued. “After my first day, I was way down in the standings. I caught something like 47 pounds in the first period – the most fish I’ve ever caught in a single period. “I went to my first spot and they started biting, right away. I really didn’t expect the fish to bite that good,” said Omori, who has career earnings of more than $2.7 million. “In the morning we had a lot of wind and rain, and it was cold. The Sudden Death Round episode is set to premiere in two weeks, Nov. He is now joined by Omori, along with pros Jordan Lee of Cullman, Alabama (57 bass, 96-3) and Casey Ashley of Donalds, South Carolina (51 bass, 88-13) as the four anglers advancing from Group 1.

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Omori’s two-day cumulative total of 63 bass for 98-7 advanced the Japanese pro to the Sudden Death Round of competition in the six-day championship tournament, airing on Discovery, that showcases 16 of the best bass anglers from around the world competing for a top prize of $100,000.īlacksburg, South Carolina’s Andy Montgomery was the first angler to advance into the Sudden Death Round after his victory in the day 1 Shotgun Round. Pro Takahiro Omori of Tokyo, Japan, caught 55 largemouth totaling 84 pounds, 3 ounces, on Lake Pokegama to win the Elimination Round 1 at the General Tire World Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

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